Tongue-support for vehicles.



E. BHElTENSTEIN.

TONGUE SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1915.

1 ,Qfififii. Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

EDWARD BBEITENSTEIN, OF NEWTON, KANSAS.

TONGUE-SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed November 29, 1815.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD BREITEN- STEIN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newton, in the county of Harvey and State of Kansas,have invented new and useful Improvements in Tongue-Supports forVehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a tongue attachment, and more particularly tothe class of drop tongue supports for wagons, hay racks or the like.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a support ofthis character wherein the weight of the tongue will be relieved fromthe draft animals when connected to the wagon, hay rack or the like, thesupport being designed particularly for use on drop tongues.

Another obj ect of the invention is the provision of a support of thischaracter wherein there will be no interference with the turning of thetongue in guiding the wagon, hay rack or the like, and the weight of thesaid tongue will at all times be relieved from the draft animal oranimals during the draft ing of the load on the wagon, hay rack or thelike.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a support of thischaracter which can be readily and conveniently attached to the body ofthe wagon, hay rack or the like and also attached to the tongue and willrespond to any vibrations of the tongue when the wagon, hay rack or thelike is traveling over an irregular surface.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a support ofthis character which is extremely simple in construction,self-adjustable, reliable and eflicient in operation, strong, durableand inexpensive of manufacture and installation.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part hereinafter pointedout.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the claim hereuntoappended.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevationof a wagon with the drop tongue, showing the support for the latterconstructed in accordance with the invention applied; Fig. 2'is aperspec- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7 1916.

Serial No. 64,089.

tive view of the hanger for the roller track of the tongue support; Fig.3 is a vertical transverse sectional view thereof Fig. A is a plan viewof the roller and its yoke or block.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all theviews of the drawings.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates the wagon body or box,B the front cross bolster, C the front turning gear to which isconnected the tongue hound D having pivoted therein the draft tongue E,as usual.

The tongue support comprises the base plate 10 having formed therewithdepending tubular members 11 having passed therethrough the shanks 12 ofhooks 13, the shanks being also passed through the base plate 10 andsuitably fastened in the cross piece 14 at the under side of theflooring of the wagon body or box A, while engaged in the hooks 13 is atrack rod 15 having its end bent downwardly at 16 to avoid lateraldisplacement in the hooks 13 which securely fasten the track rod 15 inplace against the outer ends of the tubular members 11.

Adapted to travel upon the track rod 15 is a peripherally grooved roller17 journaled in a sheave or block 18 carrying a swiveled hook 19 towhich is connected one end of a coiled retractile spring 20, the otherend of which is connected with a suspension chain 21 which has looselyconnected at its free end a pin 22 which is passed through the tongue Eat a suitable point spaced from the tongue hound D in which the saidtongue E is pivotally mounted, so that the drop tongue E will beresiliently suspended by the chain and spring. The said tongue is freefor swinging movement as the roller 17 can freely travel upon the trackrod 15, and in this manner the tongue support will not interfere withthe turning of the tongue in the guiding of the wagon. The tonguesupport when mounted upon the wagon and connected with the tongue willrelieve the weight of the latter from the draft animal or animals. It isof course to be understood that the hanger for the track rod 15 can bemounted on the dash end of the wagon or at any other convenient pointthereof.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and manner of operation of theinvention will be readily ap parent, and a. more extended explanationhas, therefore, been omitted.

' Having thus described my invention, I claim A tongue supportcomprising a pair of brackets adapted to be fastened in spaced relationto the bottom of a Wagon box at the front thereof, each including a baseplate and a depending tubular portion, bolts passedthrough the tubularportion and base plate, nuts threaded on the bolts and Working againstthe base plate, hooks formed on the bolts and arranged adjacent the freeend of the tubular portion, a track rod engaged in the hooks and havingcurved terminals cooperating with said hooks to prevent displacement ofthe rod therein, a pulley sheave having a pulley movable over the trackrod,

hook swiveled in the sheave, a chain adapted to have one end connectedWith a tongue, and a coiled retractile spring having one end connectedto the chain and its opposite end connected to the last named hook.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

EDWARD BREITENSTEIN,

Witnesses: r

BES L B H, A. MORGAN.

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